Middle School Baseball, Elizabethtown 10, Bladenboro 5

ELIZABETHTOWN – Elizabethtown claimed sole possession of first place in the Bladen Five Middle School Conference baseball standings Wednesday with a 10-5 victory over Bladenboro.

The Cougars took charge early as Jordan Robinson slammed a double to leftfield, stole third and scored on an infield out. Pitcher Cody Butler drew a walk, stole a base and scored the second run of the inning.

Robinson walked, stole second and third base and scored when Zach Meares lined a single to right-centerfield that stretched the Cougar lead to 5-0.

Fred Wooten ripped a double to leftfield to start the Cougar third inning. Jay McKoy smacked a single to drive in Wooten. Sholar and Robinson drew walks, before Meares hammered a 2-run triple to left-centerfield that extended the lead to 9-0.

Colby White reached on an error to begin the Bulldog fourth. Lant Pait belted a single, and Noah Deaver knocked in White with a single.

The Bulldogs closed the gap to 9-5 in the fourth. West led off with a single, and catcher Jake Butler pounded a double to left-centerfield that brought home West.

White cracked a single to drive in Butler, and Pait swatted another single to left-centerfield. Braylon Williamson knocked in White with a single to left-centerfield, and Deaver walloped a double to left that scored Pait.

The Cougars tacked on an insurance run in the home half of the inning. Rasean McKoy, Sholar and Robinson belted back-to-back singles, and Zach Meares’ fielder’s choice scored Sholar.

Cody Butler picked up the win on the mound for Elizabethtown. Cougar pitching struck out 7 batters. White started on the hill Bladenboro. Bulldog pitching struck out 4 batters.

Robinson batted 2-2 with a double and scored 3 runs. Meares finished 2-4 at the plate with a triple and 3 runs batted in. Wooten doubled and scored a run.

Cody Butler, Johnson, Jay McKoy, Rasean McKoy, Sholar and Zachary Butler added for one hit each for the winners. Sholar and Jay McKoy scored 2 runs each, and Johnson and Cody Butler scored one run each.

Deaver batted 2-3 with a double and 2 rbi’s for Bladenboro. Pait finished 2-3 at the plate with an rbi and a run scored. West was 2-3 with a run scored.

Jake Butler smashed the double, scored a run and drove one in. White and Williamson had one hit each. White scored 2 runs, and Williamson drove one in.